Possession special ability?

[CCamfield]

Has anyone written up monsters which have the ability to possess another? I've been thinking about writing up an evil race with such an ability, and while I'm not asking ppl to do it for me, I'd be interested in seeing what others have come up with.

 

[Usurper]

Methinks there are possession rules for demons in the Book of Vile Darkness if you have that. I don't have the rules memorized, and I don't know if I'd be allowed to post them if I did since they're closed content, but in short, the possessee gets a saving throw against the possession (will save I think). If he succeeds, he can't be possessed for 24 hours. A possessed creature can then be possessed in a few different ways. The possessor can ride the host (host doesn't know) in order to get past wards and such, help the host (give a bonus to a stat), hinder the host (give a penalty to a stat), or control the host. When controlling the host, the host gets regular saving throws (can't remember if it's every round or every hour or what).

In short, a DM can really ruin your day with possession.

 

[The Serge]

Possession, one of the best things in BoVD (alongside Dark Speech, Curses, PrCs, and Sacrifices).

 

[CCamfield]

Damn, that's pretty much what I want (controlling, with regular saving throws) only I don't really want to shell out the price of the whole book for one special ability.

Anyhow that gives me some guidelines, thanks Usurper!